diff --git a/Styles/neo.css b/Styles/neo.css
index 7e06195..15b0e21 100644
--- a/Styles/neo.css
+++ b/Styles/neo.css
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@
 @utility dropdown-content {
 	background-color: var(--color-base-100);
 	box-shadow: -3px -3px 6px var(--neo-light), 3px 3px 6px var(--neo-dark);
+
+	/* A display utility on the content (flex, grid) beats daisyUI's display:none on a closed dropdown, which then stays
+	   invisible (opacity 0) but still in the way of the pointer, over whatever it covers: hide it from the pointer too. */
+	:where(.dropdown.dropdown-close, .dropdown:not(.dropdown-open, .dropdown-hover:hover, :focus-within)) & {
+		visibility: hidden;
+	}
 }
 
 @utility alert {